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TIL 4% of people have never had a headache

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N7dbb TIL of a French soldier called Tarrare, who could eat a meal intended for 15 people in a single sitting, ate live cats, snakes, lizards and puppies. He would also sweat profusely and had an odor that was described as “fetid beyond all conception”.
OGJ06 TIL that the “I Have a Dream” speech was a last-minute decision. Dr. King planned to give an entirely different speech, until a legendary gospel singer behind the podium yelled, “Tell them about the dream, Martin!”
9YjdD TIL about Georgia Tann, a woman who stole about 5000 babies from poor parents.
vPQLD TIL: difference between acronym and initialism
VBo5m TIL that Charles Darwin and Steve Irwin both owed the same Tortoise